Self-StrangulationAn Uncommon but Not Unprecedented Suicide Method
作者:
Nunzio Di Nunno,
Fulvio Costantinides,
Giancarlo Conticchio,
Stanislao Mangiatordi,
Luigi Vimercati,
Cosimo Di Nunno,
期刊:
The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
(OVID Available online 2002)
卷期:
Volume 23,
issue 3
页码: 260-263
ISSN:0195-7910
年代: 2002
出版商: OVID
关键词: Self-strangulation;Forensic medicine;Suicide;Suicide methods;On-the-spot investigation
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
The authors report two cases of self-strangulation in which the investigators had initially suspected homicide but eventually deemed the cases to be suicide. Self-strangulation may be mistaken for homicide because it is widely believed to be impossible to carry out this act without assistance. An accurate medicolegal evaluation of the circumstances, a thorough postmortem examination, and methodical inspection of the site are extremely important in such cases. It is equally important to examine the knot or other means used to exert pressure on the neck and to document its position. Finally, to gain a full understanding of these unusual cases, close collaboration between the two different fields, investigative and medicolegal, is essential.
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